Books - At a Price

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1541

Date Released

15 Dec 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sports Trophy
2. 2Books - At a Price
3. 3Ships in the News
4. 4Nobel Awards
5. 5A Christmas Stocking

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Books - at a Price. DESCRIPTION: An auction in London, to dispose of the Dyson Perrins collection of illuminated manuscripts, underlined their value to the connoisseurs. The highest price fetched a German twelfth century manuscript of the Gospels in Latin, which went to Mr Kraus of New York for thirty-nine thousand pounds. SHOTLIST: CU book. GV auction room. MS book displayed. CU auctioneer. MS man displays book. CU auctioneer. CU bidder. Same. CU auctioneer. MS bidder. CU auctioneer. CU bidder. Same. CU auctioneer. MS bidder. MS auctioneer. CU Mr Kraus with book. CU Mr Kraus. CU book. TS Mr Kraus with book.

Keywords

Economics; Business and commerce

Locations

London; England

Card file number

75877

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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